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Delino DeShields 2017 Projections

Projected stats for the rest of the season as calculated by Steamer, which uses past performance and aging trends to develop a future projection for players. It also uses pitch tracking data to help forecast pitchers. Read More >

Projected stats for the rest of the season as calculated by Steamer, which uses past performance and aging trends to develop a future projection for players. It also uses pitch tracking data to help forecast pitchers. Read More >

Delino Diaab DeShields Bio Info

Delino Diaab DeShields…participated in the Rangers 2016 winter caravan…changed his uniform number from #7 to #3 for 2016…his father, Delino Lamont DeShields, had a 13-year major league career with Montreal (1990-93), Los Angeles-NL (1994-96), St. Louis (1997-98), Baltimore (1999-2001), and Chicago-NL (2001-02) after being a first round pick by Montreal in 1987…is in his eighth season in the Cincinnati minor league organization, his second as manager at Triple-A Louisville…Delino's sister, Diamond, set an ACC freshman women's basketball record with 648 points at North Carolina in 2013-14…transferred to the University of Tennessee after that season and is a redshirt sophomore guard for the Lady Vols.

2016

Was the club's Opening Day centerfielder and batted .209 (38-182) with 4 HR and 13 RBI in 74 games over 2 stints: Opening Day-5/12 and 7/20-end of season…made 30 starts in CF, 2nd-most on the club, and 19 starts in LF…doubled his home run output from 2015 with 4 long balls, but his totals in nearly every other category were lower than his 2015 rookie campaign…hit .326 (14-43) over 1st 12 games through 4/16, and had average as high as .250 on 5/2, but hit .173 (17-98) in his final 51 games with Texas beginning 5/3 to finish the year at .209…played in 4 games with Obregon in the Mexican Winter League, going 2-for-15 with a walk, 2 RBI, and 2 stolen bases.

2015

Was the Rangers Rookie of the Year in his first season in the organization…started 85 games in center field and 25 in left field and was in the lineup for 107 of final 137 regular season games…ranked among American League leaders in bunt hits (first, 12), triples (fifth, 10), stolen bases (tied for fifth, 25), and sacrifice bunts (tied for eighth, 7)….was among the league rookie leaders in runs (first, 83), walks (tied for first, 53), stolen bases (second), triples (second),doubles (second, 22), games (fourth, 121), at bats (fourth, 425), and hits (fifth, 111)… his .344 on-base percentage led all A.L. rookies with at least 450 PA and was 3rd highest on the team…led the Rangers in triples in 3B, tied for first in SB, tied for second in runs, and was third in BB…tied Ruben Sierra (1986) and David Hulse (1993) for most triples ever by a Texas rookie, tied for second most overall…had second most runs ever for a Rangers rookie (Bump Wills, 87 in 1977)…tied Cincinnati's Billy Hamilton for second in the majors in bunt hits, four behind Miami's Dee Gordon.

2014

Invited to Astros major league spring camp for a 2nd straight season, DeShields spent the year at Corpus Christi (AA)...batted .236 with 11 home runs and 57 RBI over 114 games in his first Double-A action, leading Texas League with 54 stolen bases and 18 sacrifice hits...also ranked among league leaders in runs (2nd, 75) and walks (T4th, 61)...led Hooks in hits (97), RBI (57), and total bases (148)...saw bulk of action in center field (78 G) and left field (29 G) after playing exclusively at 2nd base from 2011-13...played almost all games in top 3 spots in the batting order, including 65 games in leadoff slot...the right-handed batter hit .269 (25-93) off lefties, .226 (72-318) against righties...was on disabled list 4/19-5/7 with a concussion and fractured cheek bone after he was hit in the face with a pitch on 4/18 at Frisco...Phil Klein, who would go on to pitch for the Rangers last season, was on the mound for that plate appearance...converted 16 straight steal attempts from 6/25-7/20...11 different multi-steal games, season-high 3 SB both 5/12 at San Antonio and 6/28 at Tulsa...2-HR games 5/9 at Frisco and 8/25 at San Antonio, season-high 5 RBI in the latter contest...entered the season ranked as a top Houston prospect and top 100 prospect by both ESPN.com (6th/80th) and MLB.com (7th/74th)...rated Astros' 13th-best prospect by Baseball America.

2013

Entered the season as the Astros No. 6 prospect and as a NRI at Astros Spring Training...impressed in Spring after hitting .412 (7x17) with 10 runs scored, one double, two steals and one RBI in 14 games...played his entire season at Class A Advanced Lancaster, hitting .317 (143x451) with 25 doubles, 14 triples, five home runs, 54 RBI, 51 stolen bases and a .405 on-base percentage...ranked second in the California League in OBP, triples and steals, and third in batting average and runs scored...got off to a slow start to the 2013 season (hit .250 in April), but was one of the top hitters at the Class A Level from July thru the end of the season...over that span, he ranked third among all Class A hitters with a .359 batting average while adding 55 runs, 16 doubles, eight triples, three homers, 31 stolen bases and a .993 OPS (.438 OBP/.555 SLG) in 50 games...was Lancaster's Player of the Month in August after hitting .365 (35x96) with seven doubles, five triples, 12 RBI and 11 stolen bases in the month...played in the All-Star Future's Game at Citi Field, along with fellow Astros prospects Carlos Correa and George Springer...played for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League and hit .275 (19x69) with four doubles, one triple and six RBI in 22 games...after playing the entire regular season as a second baseman, moved to center field for the AFL.

2012Was the Astros 2012 Minor League Player of the Year after hitting .287 (154x537) with 113 runs scored,
24 doubles, eight triples, 12 homers, 101 steals, 83 walks and a .389 on-base percentage in 135 combined
games between Class A Advanced Lancaster (24g) and Class A Lexington (111g)...ranked second in the minor leagues with 101 stolen bases, trailing only Billy Hamilton's total of 155...DeShields' 101 steals also
set an Astros minor league record...became the first minor league player in the modern era to steal 100-ormore
bases and hit 10-or-more home runs in one season...in 1887, Count Campau accomplished the feat
while playing in the Southern League...DeShields was also just the fourth minor leaguer since 2000 to tally
100-or-more stolen bases in one season...named the Most Valuable Player of the 2012 California League
Championship Series after he helped push the club to its first ever league title...hit .462 (6x13) with two steals
in the three game set, including a solo home run in the deciding game of the series...led the South Atlantic
League in stolen bases (83) and ranked tied for second in runs (96)...was one of just eight players named
to Baseball America's 2012 Minor League All-Star Team...has a long list of accolades from the 2012 season:
Lexington Legends Team MVP, SAL Midseason All-Star, SAL Postseason All-Star, MiLB.com Organization
All-Star, Topps Class A All-Star...following the season, was ranked by Baseball America as the No. 6 prospect
and 'Fastest Baserunner' in the Astros system...also rated by the publication as the No. 12 prospect, 'Fastest
Baserunner' and 'Best Baserunner' in the South Atlantic League...ranked by MiLB.com's 2012 Prospect Watch
List as the No. 2 second base prospect in baseball.2011Entered the season ranked as the Astros No. 2 prospect by Baseball America...played his first full season with Class A Lexington, playing most of the season at the age of 18, the sixth-youngest player in the South Atlantic League...spent the season adjusting to second base, after having been an outfielder in high school and in 2010...committed seven errors in his first 11 starts at second, but then committed
only four errors in his next 48 games at second through July 4...earned Lexington's Defensive Player of the Month honor in May and July...committed only one error in 19 games at second base in May...hit .245 (49x200) with three homers, 15 stolen bases and 21 RBI over his final 52 games...finished his season with 30 stolen bases, which ranked second among all Astros minor leaguers...was successful in 22 of his last 25 attempts, including 11 straight from June 5-July 6.2010Signed with Houston on Aug. 5 and reported to the Astros GCL club in Kissimmee...played in two games before bumping up to Class A Greeneville...hit .313 (21x67) with eight RBI in his 16 games at Greeneville.